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Yum (Yellowdog Updater, Modifed

by

Robert G. Brown

Duke University Physics Department

Durham, NC 27708-0305

Copyright Robert G. Brown, 2015

Abstract

Yellowdog Updater Modified is an article introducing yum
written not as a formal HOWTO or manual but as simple instructions that
should suffice to get you going with yum whether you are a systems
administrator or an ordinary user. The article {\em does} show you how
to set up your own repository mirror and {\em is} written with a systems
person in mind as this can be a moderately complex task. However, it
also supports a humble user as it provides a simple synopsis of the most
commonly used yum commands and (what is likelty be the hardest single
thing for most users) setting yum up to point to a public repository
that matches your distribution as closely as possible. Thus both sides
of yum are introduced, with simple examples.

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